Inducted
2008
Degrees
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology
- M.S., Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, 1993
Xcel Pharm Tech International, Inc. — Exton, Pennsylvania 19341
Xiu Xiu Cheng was born in China. She received her PhD. in chemical engineering from West Virginia University in 1993. She holds BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering from East China University of Science and Technology (formerly East China University of Chemical Technology) in Shanghai. Before Cheng came to the U.S. for her PhD, she was a faculty member at East China University of Science and Technology. Prior to joining Andrx, she did post-doctoral research in the School of Pharmacy at WVU.
Cheng joined Andrx Pharmaceuticals (now Watson Laboratories-Florida) as a senior scientist in 1995 and served in various roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, she was senior vice president of research and development. In that role, she was responsible for all aspects of pharmaceutical research and development at Watson Laboratories-Florida, including product development, analytical R&D, biopharmaceutics and R&D quality assurance. Cheng was responsible for the development of many key Andrx products. Currently, she has her own consulting company - Xcel PharmTech International Inc.
Cheng is co-inventor of 15 patents and more than 30 pending U.S. and international patent applications and has many presentations and publications. She is a member of AIChE, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, the Drug Information Association and the Controlled Release Society.